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Navigation Canal Tunnels of the United
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COMPLETED CANAL TUNNELS |
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LOCATION |
LENGTH (feet) |
YEAR |
COST ($) |
PRESENT STATUS |
LINKS |
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CANAL |
COUNTY |
STATE |
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Auburn |
Schuylkill |
Schuylkill |
PA |
450 |
1824 |
unknown |
Converted to open cut in 1854 |
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Big |
Sandy & Beaver |
Columbiana |
OH |
3,180 |
1848 |
unknown |
Intact, but abandoned |
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Cincinnati & Whitewater |
Cincinnati & Whitewater |
Hamilton |
OH |
1,782 |
1846 |
$542,928 |
Planned for reopening for foot & bicycle travel |
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(North Bend or Harrison) |
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Conemaugh |
Pennsylvania Main Line |
Indiana |
PA |
817 |
1830 |
unknown |
Blocked, but intact |
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Grant's Hill |
Pennsylvania Main Line |
Allegheny |
PA |
825 |
1831 |
$85,767 |
Buried, but intact |
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Lebanon (Union) |
Union |
Lebanon |
PA |
729 |
1827 |
$30,404 |
Restored for tour boat travel |
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Little |
Sandy & Beaver |
Columbiana |
OH |
900 |
1846 |
unknown |
Intact, but abandoned |
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Mason |
James River & Kanawha |
Botetourt |
VA |
198 |
1856 |
unknown |
Converted to CSX Railroad tunnel |
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Paw Paw |
Chesapeake & Ohio |
Allegany |
MD |
3,116 |
1850 |
600,000+ |
Open to foot & bicycle traffic |
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UNCOMPLETED CANAL TUNNELS |
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LOCATION |
LENGTH (feet) |
YEAR |
COST ($) |
PRESENT STATUS |
LINKS |
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CANAL |
COUNTY |
STATE |
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Bat Cave (Portageville) |
Genesee Valley |
Wyoming |
NY |
1,080 |
n/a |
$250,000 |
Bypassed unfinished , but remains |
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Marshall |
James River & Kanawha |
Botetourt |
VA |
2,640 |
n/a |
unknown |
Unfinished, but remains |
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Under Canal Tunnels of the United
States & Canada
As interesting as tunnels carrying canals through hills, there are also
tunnels carrying roads and railroads under navigation canals. The list below was
mostly compiled by Richard F. Brown, Jr. and published in The Hoosier Packet
of October 2007. Additions have been made.
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NAME (Other Names) |
LOCATION |
CANAL |
LENGTH (feet) |
YEAR |
PRESENT STATUS |
LINKS |
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TOWN |
STATE/PROV |
BUILT/(CLOSED) |
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Thorold |
Thorold |
Ontario |
Welland (4th) |
2756 |
1967 |
In Use |
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Townline (a) |
Welland |
Ontario |
Welland (4th) |
1,080 |
1972 |
In Use |
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East Main Street |
Welland |
Ontario |
Welland (4th) |
1,000 +/- |
1972 |
In Use |
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Wellington |
Montreal |
Quebec |
Lachine |
919 |
1932/(1994) |
Closed |
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Henry Kinney (New River/US 1) |
Fort Lauderdale |
Florida |
New River (f) |
864 |
1960 |
In Use |
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Melocheville (Beauharnois) |
Melocheville |
Quebec |
Beauharnois |
747 |
1957 |
In Use |
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Atwater |
Montreal |
Ontario |
Lachine |
728/591 |
1929 |
In Use |
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Great Western Railway (b) |
Merritton (c) |
Ontario |
Welland (3rd) |
713 |
1876/(1915) |
Closed |
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Saint Remi |
Montreal |
Quebec |
Lachine |
486 |
1954 |
In Use |
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Belle Chasse (LA 23) |
Belle Chasse |
Louisiana |
Intracoastal |
unknown |
unknown |
In Use |
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Harvey (US 90 Service Drive) |
Harvey |
Louisiana |
Harvey |
unknown |
1950's |
In Use |
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Houma (LA 3040) |
Houma |
Louisiana |
Intracoastal |
unknown |
unknown |
In Use |
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Medina (Culvert Road) (e) |
Medina |
New York |
Erie (e) |
unknown |
1823 |
In Use |
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Eisenhower Lock |
Massena |
New York |
Wiley-Dondero |
unknown |
1950's |
In Use |
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St. Davids Road (i) |
Merritton (c) |
Ontario |
Welland (3rd) |
unknown |
unknown |
Closed |
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Railway tunnel at Lock 47 |
Syracuse |
New York |
Enlarged Erie |
unknown |
unknown |
Closed |
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Road tunnel at lift lock (j) |
Peterboro |
Ontario |
Trent Severn |
unknown |
unknown |
In Use |
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Wagon tunnel (g) |
near Sidney |
Ohio |
Sidney Feeder |
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